Playful Presence
Conversations about creativity, play, and mindfulness. Get a peek into the minds of creative people about their challenges, successes, struggles, and triumphs. Each episode includes tips, new perspectives, and exercises for you to get your creativity flowing! Whether you want to discover your creativity, or you are a working artist at any level, you’ll find lots to inspire and support you here.
Episodes
Taj talks with Jamie Catto, musician, filmmaker, workshop facilitator, and raconteur. Topics include the importance of getting your shadow parts on board in the creative process, and Jamie's experiences making a documentary about Ram Dass. The doc is on Netflix now- it's called "Becoming Nobody."
More info on Jamie: https://www.jamiecatto.com/
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Taj continues the conversation with Jamie Catto, musician, filmmaker, workshop leader, and raconteur.
More info on Jamie: https://www.jamiecatto.com/
Sign up for a free coaching session or Taj's newsletter: https://www.tajbaker.com/
The takeaway: Anyone can draw!
Taj talks creativity with London-based Josh Armitage, who teaches drawing at several art schools in the U.K. as well as online with the London Drawing Group. Topics include how learning to draw is an active mindfulness practice that can open up your mind in surprising ways. And Josh shares lots of drawing exercises for you to try.
Part 1 of 2.
Josh's website:
JoshArmi...
Part 2. Taj talks creativity with London-based drawing teacher, Josh Armitage. Josh shares some of the drawing secrets he's collected over the last 10 years teaching drawing to hundreds of students.
Josh's website:
JoshArmitage.co.uk
For London Drawing Group classes:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/london-drawing-group-11407647443
Taj's website:
TajBaker.com
Taj talks creativity with Nick Wilton, renowned painter and educator. Topics include breadcrumbs, which are hints and clues to your identity as a creative; questions to ask yourself in getting to know your creative/ authentic self; and how a big setback in Nick's life shaped who he is today as an artist and a teacher. Part 1 of 2.
Nick's website: art2life.com
Nick's upcoming free course (March 202...
Taj talks creativity with Nick Wilton, renowned painter and educator. Topics include how the act of creating nourishes the soul. and how outrageous ideas can really enhance your creativity.
Nick's website: art2life.com
Nick's upcoming free course (March 2024): artlifefree.com
Taj's website: TajBaker.com
Taj talks creativity with Robin Jackson, singer-songwriter and community organizer. Topics include using creativity to work through loss and grief; acceptance, permission and belonging and their relationship to creative process; and how singing is a healing tool built into our human bodies.
Robin also sings a song from his upcoming album.
Part 1 of 2.
Robin's website: RobinJackson.net
Songwrite...
Taj talks with Robin Jackson, singer-songwriter and community organizer, about creative blocks and ways to move through them. The importance of pausing in creative process. How sometimes you have to break the rules, and working with your inner critic. And Robin graces us with some of his music.
Robin's website: RobinJackson.net
Songwriter Soiree: robinjackson.net/songwriter-soiree/
Taj's website: Taj...
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